Lorian tilted his head up to look at Tegan, and his gaze was filled with questions. "Since when did Paityn have a fiancé? If Jamie finds out about this, won't he lose his mind?"

Tegan bent down to hold the child and responded softly, "I only found out in the past couple of days, and I didn’t know how to tell you. Jamie was planning to sue Paityn, wasn’t he? Isn't this outcome much better?"

She had begged Jamie when they were at Lockwood Manor that day, but his heart was as cold as ice. Tegan’s felt despair right there and then, and it must have been even worse for Paityn. After all, the latter was the one who got targeted.

That was why when Tegan didn’t object to it when she learned of Monty's existence, even though she was surprised. If there was someone in this world who could protect Paityn and provide her with a stable life, she wouldn’t care who that man was.

Tegan might not have cared, but Lorian did. After all, he knew Jamie the best. They are cousins. If Jamie found out th